French President Nicolas Sarkozy's government came under increasing pressure Friday after Paris daily newspaper Le Monde said a judge had evidence that French secret services had illegally spied on a journalist to find out his sources.
France's top national newspaper is filing a legal complaint against President Nicolas Sarkozy's administration for allegedly violating a law protecting journalistic sources.
The headquarters of French President Nicolas Sarkozy's political party have been searched by investigators as part of an ongoing investigation into the finances of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, a party spokesman said Thursday.
French police raided the Paris home of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt on Wednesday, a local prosecutor told CNN.
Police questioned a financial adviser to L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt on Friday as part of an ongoing investigation into his client's finances.
French Labor Minister Eric Woerth is being questioned by police in connection with their investigation into the finances of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, the prosecutor's office in Nanterre, France, said Thursday.
French police are searching the home of the daughter of L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, a spokeswoman from the prosecutor's office in the Paris suburb of Nanterre told CNN Wednesday.
Police are questioning France's richest woman, her lawyer told CNN Monday, as they investigate claims one of her advisers gave envelopes of cash to French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Labor Minister Eric Woerth.
French Labor Minister Eric Woerth will be questioned by police as part of an investigation into the finances of France's richest woman, a spokeswoman for the prosecutor's office said Wednesday.
French police were questioning four men Thursday as part of the widening investigation into the finances of France's richest woman, L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt.
French president Nicolas Sarkozy defends his labor minister from allegations of illegal campaign contributions.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Monday defended his labor minister amidst of allegations of illegal campaign contributions.
French police on Friday raided two locations linked to L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt as part of an investigation into allegations she secretly funded President Nicolas Sarkozy's election campaign.
French President Nicolas Sarkozy spoke out Tuesday after being linked to alleged illegal payments from France's richest woman, L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt.
The trial of a photographer accused of scamming the heiress to the L'Oreal cosmetics fortune has been delayed while officials review new evidence that has emerged in the case.
The daughter of France's wealthiest woman takes on a celebrity photographer in court.
For minting ten-figure treasures, France -- with one billionairess and a single billionaire clan -- has long been the industrial world's poor cousin. Among the disincentives: sky-high taxes, state ...
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